CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A company building a long-delayed natural gas pipeline has lost a key water permit after a federal appeals court ruled that West Virginia didn’t adequately assess the impact of building the Mountain Valley Pipeline across streams and wetlands. Siding with environmental groups, the court said Monday the state Department of Environmental Protection’s justifications for its 2021 water …
California’s gun laws are widely viewed as some of the strictest in the country by advocates on both sides of the gun-control debate. Writing for the 6-3 majority in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association vs. Bruen, Justice Clarence Thomas held that New York’s law on concealed weapons licenses violated the 2nd and 14th Amendments by requiring people to …
